Has anyone ever had their references or “recommenders” been contacted by the hiring team? Any current or previous employers being contacted? I’ve written recs and been a reference on perhaps dozens of apps. I have never taken a phone call or an email about ANY of them - no matter if they were hired, PARB’d, rejected, fix-it emailed or totally ignored.
I’ve known some great people who were rejected and parb’d. If that’s happening based on a 45 minute interview without any attempt to add color to the process by including references who have known these candidates for years or decades…we’ve got a problem. And if recs and references aren’t being used - why not just pull them off the app?